I am picking up some sticks to smoke with my dad tomorrow night. I have to buy them tonight and take them on a 2 hour car trip tomorrow. Can I put them in a cooler with a damp paper towel until it's time to smoke them? If not, what do you suggest?

They're not nectar and ambrosia that's hand crafted by legions of epileptic fairies, they're cigars. They'll be just fine OP.

Blasphemy,may the legions of epileptic fairies forgive you.......

OPI think puting the sticks in a ziplock bag inside of a cooler would work out well, maybe add an ice pack if you are really concerned about the heat.
I wouldnt bother worrying about moisture, the ziplock will keep them fresh enough for your trip.

Originally Posted By Umbra:I should have added clarity to my post above. By "too long in a hot car" I mean 10+ hours in a car in the sun with the windows rolled up on a steamy day.

I've killed a cigar or two forgetting it in the truck all day.

If you have a little cooler that you can put the cigars in that will help your cause. 10+ hours at 100 degrees could do some damage. For the most part you won't end up killing the cigar because as was mentioned earlier the cigars go through a lot of climate change early in their life. What will happen is that it will affect the cigar enough that it won't be ideal for smoking as soon as you get to your destination.

If you need to keep cigars for a few days, or you have some that have dried out it's very easy to rehydrate them. Just get a ziplock, one big enought to have more than enough room for the cigars.

Then take a piece of paper towel, like a 1/4 sheet and soak it in water. Squeeze the water out of the paper towel to where it's just nice and damp. Put both the paper towel and the cigars in the ziplock, but don't let them touch. Lay it out on the counter for about 24 hours give or take. Don't leave it too long or you can get mold started.

but if you need more peace of mind, riddle a 35 mm film canister with holes, cut a piece of sponge to fit, moisten (don't soak, moisten) said sponge with distilled water, and put it all in a gladware container. Travelador!

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